Crime statistics

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Crime statistics
Crime that has been reported to the police and
recorded by them. It is in the official statistics
Crime that has been not been reported or
recorded. This is the dark figure of crime
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Official statistics

• These are the figures on crime that are collected
  by the police and published by the Office for
  National Statistics.
• They show patterns of crime for each year.
• They show trends in crime over a period of years.

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Asbos issued by region and year
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Dark Figure of crime

• These are crimes that are not reported or
  recorded by the police.
• Why are some crimes not reported or recorded by
  the police?

Click to open Activity
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Activity
A crime will appear on the screen below
Suggest personal reasons for reporting these
crimes. Suggest personal reasons for not
reporting these crimes. What circumstances could
make you think differently about the crimes that
you would report?
You discover someone who has been stabbed to
death.
You see a bunch of fourteen year olds buying
alcohol in a pub.
Someone has scratched your car door.
You see one of your neighbours breaking into
someones house.
Someone has stolen milk from your doorstep.
You think, but you are not certain, that the old
lady in Tesco was shoplifting.
Your house was burgled.
You experience date rape in your partners flat.
Your best friend hits you when you claim to be in
love with his/her partner.
Your brother has taken 5 from your wallet or
purse.
You see people beating up someone on the street.
Your bicycle was stolen.
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1. You experience date rape in your partners flat.
2. Your best friend hits you when you claim to be in
   love with his/her partner.
3. Your brother has taken 5 from your wallet or
   purse.
4. You see people beating up someone on the street.
5. You discover someone who has been stabbed to
   death.
6. You see a bunch of fourteen year olds buying
   alcohol in a pub.
7. Someone has scratched your car door.
8. You see one of your neighbours breaking into
   someones house.
9. Someone has stolen milk from your doorstep.
10. You think, but you are not certain, that the old
    lady in Tesco was shoplifting.
11. Your bicycle was stolen.
12. Your house was burgled.